Display wrapped mirror and blank for forming the wrapper thereof



H. M. SAFERSTEIN Aug. 15, 1967 DISPLAY WRAPPED MIRROR AND BLANK FORFORMING THE WRAPPER THEREOF Filed NOV. 29, 1965 FiG.2

Y AToRN United States Patent O 3,335,857 DISPLAY WRAPPED MOR AND BLANKFR FORMNG THE WRAPPER THEREOF Harry M. Saferstein, Teaneck, NJ.,assignor to Mechanical Mirror Works, lnc., New York, N.Y., a corporationof New York Filed Nov. 29, 1965, Ser. No. 510,323 13 Claims. (Cl.206-62) ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A framed mirror display and protectivepackage wherein the mirror is disposed on a central panel of a wrapper;the wrapper being wider and longer than the mirror and is provided withcorner panels extending from the ends of two opposed sides of thecentral panel, which overlie the mirror corners and are secured to theexcess length of the central panel at the two other sides thereof.Center side panels are provided between corner panels which underlie themirror, and tongues are struck out from the central panel and from thecorner panels which are folded over to overlie the excess end portionsof the central panels, at its two other sides.

The present invention relates to a protective shipping and storingwrapper or envelope for a framed mirror, or the like, to the blank fromwhich the wrapper is formed, and to the resultant package.

Heretofore, framed mirrors, especially of the larger sizes, such as walland door mirrors, were packaged for transportation and storage inindividual, sealed cases or cartons made of corrugated paperboard, orthe like, which wholly enclosed the mirror on all sides. These cases orcartons had to be broken open, at the retail outlets, and the mirrorremoved for inspection by prospective customers. The mirrors had to berepackaged in their cartons, either for protection during furtherstorage or for delivery to the customer, by hand or vehicle. Suchprocedure has been found cumbersome, laborious and time-consuming.Further, the cartons were frequently damaged and unfit for further useafter being broken open, and required replacement. Also, in the courseof being taken out and replaced in their cartons, as well as duringtheir being out of the carton for inspection, the mirrors werecompletely unprotected and exposed to damage.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide aprotective wrapper or envelope for a mirror, of the character described,which forms a package in which the reflecting side of the mirror is, atall times, substantially wholly exposed, for inspection, therebyeliminating the need for unpacking and repacking the mirror for purposesof display and for further storage, or for delivery to a customer.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a protectivewrapper for a mirror and the resulting package, of the characterdescribed, in which the mirror is fully protected along both of itssurfaces and all of its edges, so that the mirror package may be safelystood up, for storage or display, on any of its edges, and may also bestacked flatly over other mirrors and otherwise handled without unduerisk of damage.

lt is another object of the present invention to provide a protectivewrapper for a mirror, of the character described, which may be readilyand easily tted about the mirror and safely and securely held thereon.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a protectivewrapper for a mirror, of the character described, which utilizes aminimum of material and 3,335,857 Patented `Aug. l5, 1967 is, therefore,a minimum weight, to thereby make possible economies in production aswell as in shipping.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide aprotective wrapper, for a mirror, of the character described, which mayalso serve as an attractive as well as safe display stand for the mirrorpackaged therein.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the wrapper for amirror and the mirror package will become more readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art from the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanyingdrawings, and from the description following. It is to be understood,however, that such embodiment is shown by way of illustration only, tomake the principles and practice of the invention more readilycomprehensible and without any intent of limiting the i11- Vention tothe specific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

FIG. l is a plan view of a blank cut and scored to form the protectivemirror wrapper of the invention, tranversely broken to indicateindeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a mirror packaged in the wrapperformed from the blank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an edge View of the package of FIG. 2;

FIG. 44is a fragmentary section taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary section taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a section taken on line 6 6 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of FIG. 2.

Referring now in greater detail to the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a blank from which theprotective mirror wrapper is formed. Such blank, generally designated as10, comprises an elongated, substantially rectangular, relatively stiffcorrugated paper or kraft board, which is of a length greater than thelength of the framed mirror, 12, to be wrapped therein, and of a widthgreater than the width of such mirror, but preferably less than twicethe width thereof. The blank 10 is cut and scored to provide a centerpanel, 14, of a width exceeding the width of the framed rnirror 12, anda pair of center side panels, 16, defined from the center panel 14 byfoldlines, 18; each panel being, preferably, of a width less than halfthe width of the center panel 14. The blank is also provided with endside panels, 20, at each of its corners, dened from the center sidepanels 16 by cut lines, 22, which extend a distance inwardly offoldlines 18 equal substantially to the thickness of the frame 11 of themirror 12.

Each end side panel 20 is defined from the center panel by a foldline,24, extending longitudinally from the inner end of the adjacent cut line22. Each end side panel 20 is also provided with a foldline, 26,parallel to foldline 24 and spaced outwardly therefrom a distancesubstantially equal to the thickness of the mirror frame 11 andcontinuous with foldline 1S.

Each end side or corner panel 20 has struck out therefrom, in spacedrelation to the adjacent upper or lower edge of the blank 10, as thecase may be, a tongue, 28, whose free end faces the center of the blank10 and its other end is connected to the blank 1t) along a foldline, 30,which is spaced from and parallel to the adjacent edge of the blank; thedistance between foldlines 30 on each side of the blank 1t) lbeing equalsubstantially to the length or height of the mirror 12; the section, 32,between a foldline 30 and the adjacent edge of the blank forming afastening and protective margin. Each tongue 28 may preferably extend,in width, from the foldline 26 to a poi-nt short of the outer edge ofthe panel 20 and, in height, from its foldline 30 to a point short ofthe cutline 22, to provide a substantially L-shaped marginal retainingband. Each tongue 28 may preferably be of a height equal to the heightof the adjacent marginal section 32.

lf desired, the outer edge of each panel 2t)l may be cut away on a slanttowards cutline 22 from a point opposite foldline 36, to provide adiagonal edge, 36, and the adjacent edge of the tongue may be cut to runparallel to such diagonal edge portion 36, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

Central panel 14 may also have struck out therefrom adjacent to, andspaced from each end edge thereof, a tongue, 3S, the tongues 38 likewisefacing towards the center of the blank and each connected to the blankalong foldline, 40, that is parallel to the adjacent upper or lower endedge, as the case may be. The length of each tongue 33 is preferablyequal to the distance between foldline 40 and the adjacent end edge ofthe blank. Such distance may be greater than the height of section 32 ofcorner panel 20, if so desired.

For enclosing the mirror, the blank may be folded and arranged in thelfollowing manner and sequence. The center side panels 16 are eachfolded over the central panel 14, along foldline 1S. Tongues 23 and 38are each folded over the corner and central panel 14 along theirrespective foldlines 30 and 40 against the same face of the blank as thepanels 16. The mirror 12 with its frame 11 may then preferably beplaced, reflecting surface uppermost, over the infolded center sidepanels and disposed in position thereon that its upper and lower edgesare substantially in register with the upper and lower u foldlines 30 ofcorner panels 20. Corner panels 20 are then up-ended along foldlines 24,to be disposed against the sides of mirror frame 11 and then foldedalong foldlines 26 to dispose them over the corners of the mirror 12. Inthis position, corner panel section 32, with tongues 28 `foldedthereagainst, and the underlying marginal edge portion of the centerpanel 14 are secured to one another in any suitable desired manner, asby staples, 42, passing through all of the three plies.

By this arrangement, each corner of the mirror 12 is held in placeagainst the central panel 14 and its overlying center side panels 14, bybands 34, with the side edges of the mirror protected by the doublethickness of corrugated board of the projecting portions of the centralpanel 14, which is of greater width than the mirror, and by theprojecting portions of the center side panels 16 which also underlie themirror 12. The upper and lower edges of the mirror are protected bytriple thickness of corrugated -board provided by the marginal end edgeportions of central panel 14, sections 32 of corner panels 20, and thetongues 2S folded between them along the corners', and by doublethickness provided by the marginal edge portions of the central panel 14and the tongue 38 folded and secured thereover.

It will be seen that the back of the mirror is protected by dou-blethickness of corrugated board formed by central panel 14 and theoverlying center side panels 16, and the top surface of the mirrorprotected by a retaining band 34 at each corner which overlies thesurface of the mirror and serves as a spacing means between eachpackaged mirror and an adjacent packaged mirror that may be stood upagainst it or superposed thereon.

Where the mirror is of substantial length, additional means forretaining the mirror against the central panel 14 and its overlyingcenter side panels 16, at a midpoint of its length, may be provided. Forthat purpose, preferably rectangular cutouts, 42, may be formed in thecentral panel at about the center of each of its side edges extendinginwardly a distance from foldline 18. A band, 44, of a width notexceeding the height of each cutout 42 and of a length greater than thewidth of central panel 14, is then laid over the center of the mirrorand its end folded against the exterior of panel 14 and fitted into thecutouts 42. The folded-over end portions of the band 44 may then bestapled to the marginal edge portions of center side panels 16 whichproject to each side of the mirror 12, as 'by staples, 46, that may alsopass through the center portion of the band 44, as well as through itsinfolded end portions. It will be apparent that band 44 will serve toretain the mirror 12 atly against the back of the wrapper and that itsthickness on the face of the mirror will also aid in protecting themirror. It will also be apparent that as the ends of the band 44 litinto the cutouts 42, they will not add to the thickness of the packagedmirror lbut will have their outer surfaces coextensive with the outersurface of central panel 14.

While the openings provided by the infoldings of tongues 38 may, ifdesired, serve as gripping holes for engaging the mirror package,additional means for engaging and holding the same may Abe provided inthe form of a longitudinally-extending opening, 48, formed in the centerof the central panel 14, inwardly of a cutout 42, where such isprovided, and in opening or recess, 50, formed in the eidge of theadjacent center side panel 16; the recess 50 and opening 48 being soarranged that the two register when the last mentioned center side panelis folded over the central panel 14.

This completes the description of the display-wrapped mirror package ofthe invention, the blank from which the wrapper is formed and the mannerin which it is applied over the mirror. It will be apparent that thewrapper is of relatively simple construction, easy and economical toproduce and simple and easy to apply over a mirror, 1t will lalso beapparent that, while the wrapper of the invention permits of the displayof substantially the entire mirror front, except for such portionsthereof that lie under the retaining bands at the corners of the mirrorand under the center band, where used, it, nevertheless, provides ampleprotection for the mirror at all of its edges and to both of itssurfaces; thus permitting mirrors so wrapped to be arranged in edgesupported position in upright rows, as well as in horizontal position,in stacks.

It will additionally be apparent that display wrapped mirror packages ofthe invention may remain undisturbed at all times, from the time thepackage is formed to the time it is unwrapped by a customer at home andremain fully protected during all that time.

It will be further apparent that numerous modifications and variationsmay be -made` in the display wrapped mirror package and wrapper blank ofthe invention may be made by any one skilled in the art, in accordancewith the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth and withoutthe exercise of any inventive ingenuity.`

I desire, therefore, the protection of the patent laws for any and allsuch modifications and variations that may be made within the spirit ofthe invention and the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

1. A framed mirror packaged comprising a mirror having a peripheralframe and a protective wrapper for said Imirror and frame, said wrappercomprising a body formed of relatively stiff paperboard, said body cutand scored to form a central panel of greater length and width than saidmirror, laterally extending panels at the ends of each of two opposedsides of said central panel, corner panels each defined from saidcentral panel by a foldline continuous with the adjacent side edge ofsaid central panel, said mirror disposed on said central panel with theedges there-of spaced from the edges of said central panel to provideprojecting marginal edge portions of said central panel on each side ofsaid mirror, said corner panels each folded over said mirror on saidfoldlines and secured to the underlying projecting marginal edge portionof said central panel by its marginal edge portion overlying saidprojecting marginal edge portion of said central panel.

2. The mirror package of claim 1, wherein said paperboard comprisescorrugated paperboard.

3. The mirror package of claim 2, wherein each said corner panel isdefined from said central panel by a second foldline inwardly of andparallel to said first foldline and spaced therefrom a distancesubstantially equal to the thickness of said mirror frame; the portionof said body between said second foldlines severed from said centralpanel by a cutline and the distance between said second foldlines atopposed sides of said central panel substantially equal to the dimensionof the mirror disposed between them.

4. The mirror package of claim 3, wherein each said corner panel extendslaterally a distance less than half the distance between said opposedsecond foldlines.

5. The mirror package of claim 3, including center side panels on eachside of said central panel between the corner panels on said side, eachsaid center side panel being of a width less than half the distancebetween said side edges of said central panel, said center side panelsfolded over the said central panel and said mirror disposed over saidfolded-over side panels.

6. The mirror package of claim 3, wherein each of said corner panels hasa tongue struck out therefrom, each said tongue having its free endfacing in a direction toward the other tongue on the same side of saidcentral panel and its opposed end delined by a foldline parallel to theedge of one of the other sides of said central panel and disposed inspace relation to said edge; the distance between the foldlines of thetongue on the same side of said central panel being substantially equalto a dimension of said mirror, each said tongue folded over along saidfoldline thereof, to be disposed between the corner panel thereof andsaid central panel, and secured to said 4corner' panel and said centralpanel, said folded end of each said tongue adapted to form an abutmentfor the adjacent edge of said mirror frame.

7. The mirror package of claim 6, wherein a pair of tongues are struckout from said central panel each parallel to and spaced from one of thetwo other edges of said central panel, the free ends of said tonguesfacing one another and each connected to said central panel by afoldline parallel to the adjacent edge thereof and folded against saidcentral panel along said foldline on the same side thereof as saidcentral side panels.

8. The mirror package of claim 4, wherein openings are formed in saidcentral panel at a midpoint of each of the two opposed edges thereofhaving a center side panel connected thereto, said openings eachextending inwardly thereto from said edge, and a band of corrugatedpaper board of a length greater than the distance between said sideedges of said central panel is disposed over said mirror with marginalend portions thereof folded under said central panel and each disposedand terminating within one of said openings said folded-under portionsof said band each secured to the projecting marginal edge portion ofsaid center side panel above said cutout portion within which it isdisposed.

9. A blank for forming a display wrapper for a mirror, of the -characterdescribed, comprising a substantially rectangular body of paper board,cut and scored to form a central panel extending the full distancebetween two opposed edges of the said body, a center side panelextending from each of the two other edges of said central panel, and acorner panel extending from the central panel at each of said Iotheredges one on each side of said center panel, said central panel having acut line contin-uous with the inner edge of each said corner panelextending thereinto a distance substantially equal to the thickness ofthe edge of the mirror to be wrapped, said center side panels and saidcorner panels defined from said central panel by fold lines facing inthe same direction, a fold line extending from the inner end of eachsaid cut line parallel to the fold line defining the adjacent cornerpanel from said central panel, coextensive with said last named foldline and facing in the same direction therewith, said central panel.being of a length and width greater than the length and width of amirror to be wrapped therein, the distance between the inner ends ofalined cut lines being substantially equal to one dimension of saidmirror.

10. The blank of claim 9, wherein each of said corner panels has atongue struck out therefrom, the free end of each of said tongue facingthe adjacent center side panel, each said tongue defined from the panelthereof, at its opposed end, by a foldline spaced from and parallel tothe adjacent edge of said body and facing in the same direction as saidother foldlines; the distance between foldline of the tongues of thecorner panels on each side of said central panel being substantiallyequal to the .other dimension of said mirror.

11. The blank of claim 9, wherein an opening is formed in the marginalportion of each of said other edges of said central panel, each saidopening extending inwardly into said central panel from the fold linedefining the said central panel from the :adjacent center side panel.

12. The mirror package of claim 1, wherein one of the edges of each saidcorner panels is continuous with the edge of said central panel.

13. The blank of claim 9, wherein one of the edges of each said cornerpanel is substantially continuous with one of said other edges of saidcentral panel.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 945,710 1/1910 Doxsee 229-9282,124,324 7/ 1938 Weeks 206-46 2,143,172 1/1939 Segal 229-87 2,151,4863/1939 Rameletal 229-875 2,526,052 10/ 1950 Stimmel 206-60 THERON E.CONDON, Primary Examiner. WILLIAM T. DIXSON, IR., Examiner.

1. A FRAMED MIRROR PACKAGED COMPRISING A MIRROR HAVING A PERIPHERALFRAME AND A PROTECTIVE WRAPPER FOR SAID MIRROR AND FRAME, SAID WRAPPERCOMPRISING A BODY FORMED OF RELATIVELY STIFF PAPERBOARD, SAID BODY CUTAND SCORED TO FORM A CENTRAL PANEL OF GREATER LENGTH AND WIDTH THAN SAIDMIRROR, LATERALLY EXTENDING PANELS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OF TWO OPPOSEDSIDES OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, CORNER PANELS EACH DEFINED FROM SAIDCENTRAL PANEL BY A FOLDLINE CONTINUOUS WITH THE ADJACENT SIDE EDGE OFSAID CENTRAL PANEL, SAID MIRROR DISPOSED ON SAID CENTRAL PANEL WITH THEEDGES THEREOF SPACED FROM THE EDGES OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL TO PROVIDEPROJECTING MARGINAL EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL ON EACH SIDE OFSAID MIRROR, SAID CORNER PANELS EACH FOLDED OVER SAID MIRROR ON SAIDFOLDLINES AND SECURED TO THE UNDERLYING PROJECTING MARGINAL EDGE PORTIONOF SAID CENTRAL PANEL BY ITS MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OVERLYING SAIDPROJECTING MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL.